- Make hot cocoa.
- Go sledding together.
- Make paper snowflakes.*
- Go bowling.
- Make sun catchers.
- Make a graph showing each day's hi and low temperatures.
- Make ice cream using snow.
- Go roller skating.
- Have a snowball fight.
- Play your favorite board games.
- Make a pine cone bird feeder.*
- Measure the snowfall.
- Go ice skating together.
- Make snow angels and watch the snow fall together.
- Buy a kid-sized shovel and shovel the driveway or sidewalk together.
- Visit your local library and check out books on winter themes.
- Draw and color a mural showing a winter scene.
- Build a snow fort together.
- Take a knitting class at your local craft store and make hats for each other.
- Fill a spray bottle with colored water and write in the snow.*
- Use sheets or boxes to build a fort inside your house.
- Bundle up and take a walk during a snowstorm.
- Make a snowman sun catcher.
- Collect old winter coats from family members and friends. Then donate them to a local charity.
- Use the back side of some leftover wrapping paper to draw and color life-sized pictures of one another.
25 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids During the Winter
Ideas for Having Fun Together During the Winter Months
By Jennifer Wolf, About.com
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